Industry appointments, executive moves, profiles, and the people making news.
The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) Executive Committee has appointed Stacey Montgomery-Clark to its executive board. As Sabian’s vice president of marketing, Montgomery-Clark has been an active member of music industry…
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Angress to the position of senior vice president of Global Sales. Angress has more than 30 years…
TC Group has named Owen Xing as managing director of its Chinese division, TC Group China. Owen Xing, 34, has held managing positions in the music and audio industries for…
Korg USA has announced new hires to its artist relations area. Mike Bigel has been hired as a Korg USA Artist Relations Specialist. Bigel comes to Korg USA with extensive experience…
Grotrian Piano Company GmbH of Germany has named Don Glasgow director of sales for North America. Grotrian is family-owned, currently in the fifth and sixth generations and managed by Burkhard Stein.…
Former director of trade shows for NAMM, John Vincent, passed away on September 7 after an illness. Mr. Vincent oversaw the planning and implementation of NAMM’s annual trade shows from…
Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, has announced the promotion of Brian Petterson to Wind Instrument marketing manager. In his previous position, Petterson served as assistant marketing manager…
Effective immediately, Korg USA has taken on exclusive distribution for Ashdown Engineering in the U.S. and Canada. Korg USA will distribute Ashdown's bass amplification and effects products, acoustic amplification products, and the…
Shure Incorporated today announced that Chester Trocha joined the company as its senior vice president of Operations. Chester joins Shure from Zebra Technologies, a manufacturer of thermal printers, where he…
One Systems, a manufacturer of Direct Weather, high-output loudspeaker systems, has appointed Tom Lee Engineering as its new distributor in China, effective immediately. Tom Lee will be responsible for distribution…
Aaron Gillespie was born and raised in Clearwater, Florida. At only 14 years old, he received a call from Underoath asking him to play drums for them. Aaron led Underoath for…
Guitar Center has named longtime GC executive Gene Joly as the new president of its Musician’s Friend (MF) division. MF is the largest direct-response retailer of musical instruments and professional…
